Sailor Pro Gear Fountain Pen - Sapporo Snow Festival - Limited Edition

Sailor Pro Gear Fountain Pen - Sapporo Snow Festival - Limited Edition

This special edition is inspired by the world-famous Sapporo Snow Festival in northern Japan—an awe-inspiring winter celebration where the city transforms into a wonderland of snow and ice. Massive, hand-carved snow sculptures tower over visitors, glowing softly each night. Temples, castles, creatures, and landmarks come to life on a breathtaking scale, drawing millions into a dreamlike world of winter artistry. 2025 marks the 75th anniversary of the Sapporo Snow Festival, and the Sailor fountain pen commemorates this milestone.

Sailor has beautifully captured that frozen enchantment in this stunning pen. The icy blue and frosty white tones echo the soft glow of the snow sculptures, while glitter-infused resin adds a delicate sparkle—just like snow under moonlight.

• 21k Rhodium Plated gold nib
  
• Silver trim
• Fill mechanism: Cartridge or converter (Sailor proprietary) 
• Available in Pro Gear Slim
• More Sailor
• Release date: March 2025
• Overseas Exclusive (Not available in Japan)
• Limited to 1,500 pieces worldwide in 2025

• Comes with a converter and a cartridge

Sailor was founded in 1911. The founder Kyugoro Sakata was given a fountain pen by a friend returning from the UK after studying at the Royal Navy. He was inspired and determined to start making fountain pens in Japan. Sailor became the first fountain pen company in Japan, and earned many more firsts in Japan -- first ballpoint pen in 1948, first ink cartridge in 1954 and first brush pen in 1972, etc.

In the 1970's, Sailor made a popular beginner fountain pen, "Candy," that sold more than 15 million within a few years. However, the number of the fountain pen users were declining as ballpoint pens became more mainstream.

In 1981, Sailor decided to go in the opposite direction from their "Candy" pen and began focusing on producing a higher standard series, which is the 1911 series we see today. Their focus on making a higher standard provides a great foundation for their later series of pens. Today, Sailor makes one of the most diverse lines of nibs, some of which are designed for specific writing purposes such as writing musical notes to one that is best for character writing.

Lengths:

• Capped: 13.5cm
• Pen only: 10.6cm
• Posted: 12cm

Diameters:

• Cap: 1.6cm
• Barrel: 1.32cm
• Section: 0.9-1cm

Weights: 24.5g